strategy. a plan to strengthen the forces so they can take over the fight. dc delegate apparently hoping for something a bit different. >> and i am very concerned that if the president gives the army all that they are asking for, he will not have the people of the united states with him for very long. not in the mist of a great recession. i can't imagine how he is going to pay for it. i hope that the president can give us this evening an alternative between digging in and pulling out. >> meantime, senate republicans looking skeptical as well. here's what senator john mccain had to say earlier. > i am pleased that we are sending an additional 30,000 troops, apparently, and there is a strategy for the military action that i think will succeed. >> so, perhaps straining to find some middle ground, president obama may have pleased few on capitol hill. but tonight, he'll be selling his plan to his ultimate boss, the american people. in a gallop poll today, 55% disapprove. lesli. derrick, thank you for that. a maryland soldier killed in afghanistan was layed to rest today. suray chin spoke about the president's upcoming speech. >> reporter: lesli, a somber day for the family who lost their loved one earlier this month. we got a chance to talk briefly about the president's speech on sending more troops to afghanistan. family, friends, and comrades at arlington national cemetery late this afternoon, saying their final good-byes to 43- year-old army intelligence specialist, christopher caughlan. >> we are proud of our brother, defending our freedom. >> the soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in afghanistan two weeks ago. >> it is probably the saddest day of my life. also the most proudest day of my life. >> caughlin joined after the 9/11 attack. he was killed two weeks later. >> after 9/11, he really felt that he wanted to make a difference. >> the funeral comes just hours before president obama will be addressing the nation on his plan to send 30,000 more troops to afghanistan over the next six months. >> it's bittersweet coincidence tonight that he will make his announcement. i would like to ask president obama personally if his brother was killed on november 13 and he buried him, a young, wonderful man today, would he be sending another 30,000 people into harm's way? >> we'll hear more reaction from the family coming up tonight. according to the president's speech on sending more troops to afghanistan and the possible exit strategy in the region. suray chin, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> all right, we will of course carry the president's speech live here at 8:00 tonight. you can also see that speech online at wusa9.com. now to a dramatic conclusion to a trial of baltimore mayor, sheila dixon. she was quicked on a single charge that she took gift cards intended for the city's poor. even though she was acquitted on three other charges, she could still be forced from office. same sex marriage is now a near certainty in the nation's capital, unless congress intervenes. the dc council voted 11-2 to support that bill. it would make the district only the sixth jurisdiction in the country to allow adults of the same sex to marry. councilman, marion barry said would push for a referendum. >> unfortunately -- african american community has much different views about this issue. >> councilman barry does not get a pass and he is wrong in this decloration that this is an issue that people of color do not support. >> the catholic church met with council members yesterday in an effort to change the minds. the church refuses to recognize same sex marriages. where the church accepts funds for social service programs, it would grant the same sex couple st the same rights. a local priest charged with assaulting another man. charles is no longer the associate pastor at our lady of angels in woodbridge, virginia. he attacked another reverend, apparently over an office matter. the diocese says smith will be transferred to another church after the situation is resolved legally. and an investigation is underway into a local volunteer firefighter who brought his date back to the fire house. it is not that visitors are not allowed, she slept over and caused quite a problem in the process. >> friends and family are allowed to visit fire stations in montgomery county and most everywhere else. >> they have rules and regulations that adhere to visitors. >> a sleepover after a date isn't one of the things that is permitted. that's exactly what happened at the volunteer fire department on october 8. a volunteer firefighter returned after a saturday night out and she didn't leave. she spent the night. investigators are trying to determine if there was sexual activity and alcohol involved. >> the chief and president notified the office of the fire chief of an alleged incident. >> the montgomery county fire and rescue service will acknowledge that an investigation is underway and will not provide details of the allegations. >> the fire chief has an office of internal affairs. >> there's another allegation that isn't all that pleasant to talk about. the apparently, this woman needed to use the facilities. we are not sure if it's because there was alcohol involved or she didn't know where she was going, but she never made it to the bathroom. she made it to the bunk of a career montgomery county firefighter. that's where she did her business, and unfortunately, the firefighter was asleep in the bed at the time. >> that rude awakening occurred at 5:00 in the morning. the volunteer firefighter has been suspended as the investigation continues. dave, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> when contacted. rob ryan, the chief of the fire department declined to comment due to the on going investigation. one state attorney general is suing the cbs drug chain after selling expired products. and later -- >> virginia yoga instructor sued the state over regulation that is bullying. i'm peggy fox, i'll have the story coming up. >> and a pretty nice start to the winter. we'll start out with temperatures. temperatures will fall quickly. 51 still at national. 40s though in winchester. in the 30s in oakland. we'll come back and talk about not one, but two storms headed our way. we have the snow flake on the seven-day. time for traffic. >> this one is in silver spring. all lanes are blocked. pretty nasty one out there. avoid that area. emergency crews are on scene. as we jump around and make a trip around the beltway. 95 through georgia, pretty heavy. interloop delays are from gw parkway to rockville. 9news now will be right back. รบ; (announcer) pillsbury grands! biscuits, so warm and fluffy. make the most out of the most important meal of the day. made with gooey hersheys mini-kisses. spontanious joy may occur. in case you are counting, ten days until hanukkah. here's a list of the hard to shop for. first to the hamsters, those zhuzhu pets. they are sold out at toys r us. if you have to have them now. amazon and ebay are 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are finally speaking out. tareq and miguel say they are not party crashers. the couple told the today show that they believe they were invited. the fewer surrounding their attendance has been a most devastating experience. >> our homes have been invaded and it has been devastating to what's happened to miquel and i. >> our lives have been destroyed. >> also today, a spokeswoman for the congressional black caucus foundation said they were escorted out of their dinners. it was a $20,000 per table event, where the president was the keynote speaker. >> some virginia yoga ininstructors are suing the commonwealth, claiming a law that targets them is unconstitutional. as peggy fox reports, it all comes down to money. >> all is not peaceful in the world of yoga. bev brown and suzanne have been practicing yoga for twenty years. teaching it for about 10, and teaching yoga instructors for several years. now the state wants a piece of it. >> i don't think that i'm not qualified. they are telling me they would like some money for what i'm doing. they want to share in that little pot. it is a little pot. >> the virginia council of higher education now says because they teach teachers, their small studio is an institution of post secondary education. it requires a $2500 application for certification, along with annual renewal fees. >> they aren't saying to us, what we want to do is train you, so you know how to teach yoga. what they are saying is, we want to charge you a lot of money. and small schools like the one we have are just not going to be able to afford to stay in business. >> state planned on enforcing the regulation at start of the year. the instructors are hoping the court put a stop to the regulation. >> governor tim kaine said he was not aware of the lawsuit. >> folks who hold themselves out as teachers and charge for that, generally in all fields have to comply with some standards to protect the public, so folks don't get ripped off. >> the marketplace ensures only qualified instructors say in business. in alexandria, 9news now and wusa9.com. the state says the crackdown on yoga instructors is about insuring that students who pay for those expensive training programs get their moneys worth. the ininstructors say word of mouth takes care of that. we have quick flu alert to pass along to you. right now, two h1n1 vaccine clinics are being held. one at the columbia heights community center at 1480 gerard street. the other at the sherwood recreation center in northeast. those clinics will go on until 10:00 tonight. not a bad night to get out. i mean, for the first day of winter, not bad. >> temperatures are going to fall fast, until midnight, the clouds will come in and level off and it's not going to be as cold as it was last night. the next three days out of the gate. not bad. 53 tomorrow, rain will develop late in the day and pick up at night. it will be a dry morning commute and 53 is not bad, considering clouds will be on the increase. 61 on thursday, breezy, maybe a leftover shower, but a very nice day. lighting the national christmas tree and gets cold again on friday. temperatures in the upper 40s. high clouds will come in late. 32 to 42, winds south, southwest at 5 to 10. again, i think temperatures will level off. they will fall quickly up until then. temperatures right now in the 40s. 48 in bell haven. 47 in brookeville, as you go out to georgia avenue. 48 in chantilly. if you are watching in hd. hope you are. tomorrow morning, increasing cloudiness, chilly, temperatures in the 30s and 40s. winds out of the south at 10. again, a dry, morning commute. by afternoon, mostly cloudy, seasonal, but late rain is possible. either a little before sunset and after sunset, high temperatures in the low 50s. winds will increase out of the southeast at 10 to 15 and become gusty wednesday night and early on thursday. satellite picture, radar combined, here comes the storm. it has been plaguing the southwest and the deep south for 24 hours. snow in new mexico, we showed you snow in lubbock. a lot of moisture. now we are going to be on the warm side of this storm, because the center will pass to our west. already, we see some high clouds on our doorstep, so again, clear skies early and we begin to cloud up. zone forecast, remember all six zones are on our website, wusa9.com. rain gets in there a little after lunchtime. 51 in middleburg. manassas, maybe 53 in dale city. downtown, low 50s, 52 even as far north as gaithersburg and looking at mid 50s for annapolis and plum point. tomorrow afternoon for the title potomac and for the bay and remain there through thursday. next seven days, 53 tomorrow, rain develops, dry for the morning commute. wet for the evening commute. the bulk of thursday looks fantastic. windy yes, but temperatures in the low 60s. that's a deal. colder on friday, back in the upper 40s. we have the snow flake in on saturday. we still have a storm system off the east coast. we'll watch that the closer it gets to the coast. better chance we have of snow. it will be cold, but it will be bright, but brisk on sunday. low to mid 40s and temperatures recover slowly, mid 40s on monday. sunshine, mid 40s to upper 40s on wednesday, also under partly cloudy skies. >> sounds good. hey, fridge comes back. >> you know, i think this is good stuff from the maryland athletic department. it reflects they are taking a long-term view and athletic departments don't always do that. the body of work goes beyond just this season and maryland recognizing that today. details on his vote of confidence, plus, a suspension for alex ovechkin. and the most idiotic event in the history of hockey. see it, 9sports next. it's time for 9sports with brett haber. the best sports in town. >> in the ten years prior to ralph's arrival, the terps had just one winning season and one appearance in a bowl game. in the nine years since he arrived, they have been to six bowl games, winning four of them and maryland football has become relevant again. the university announced that fridge will remain as the head coach for one more year. they are deciding to overlook the first ten loss season. he believes the near future is bright. >> nucleus of this team is going to continue to improve. they gained a lot of experience. they are going to get bigger, stronger, faster and their character is about as high as it can get. i see bright things ahead. >> the run is over for bobby. with serious coaxing, the legend stepped down today with 388 career wins. those are the second most in college history. all right, what's your recurring nightmare for some people, it's falling off a cliff, for others, it's walking into your high school with no clothes on. for bruce, it has got to be seeing alex ovechkin carried off the ice. the mvp had a knee to knee collision with tim gleeson, had to be helped off, did not return and now he won't return until next week, but not because of the injury, the nhl suspending ovechkin for two games tonight, saying he extended his leg on that hit against leeson, he will forfeit $98,000 in salary. even though he says it wasn't on purpose. >> i don't mean to be mean to him. i meant to do a body hit. but i didn't have time to react. it is what it is and i can do nothing about it. >> nothing to say. even though he said several things. after two years away, did we expect gilbert arenas to step back into the lineup and be the 30 points per game? well, kind of. that's what you expect for $111 million. arenas has scored 20 points, just once in the last seven games. while his teammates are being patient, they need gilbert to snap out of it. >> we got to step it up until he gets back into that rhythm again. you know, this guy hasn't played. so it's tough. >> he is confident right now. everyone goes through it. but it's not going to stop him from shooting, or it shouldn't. >> wizards in toronto tonight. the florida highway patrol has made its ruling on tiger woods. they sited the golfer for careless driving. he will be fined $164, a little less than alex ovechkin. no criminal charges will be pursued. last week at this time, maryland hoops was undefeated and ranked 21st in the nation and then came maui. that ten hour flight home must have seemed like 20. losses to cincinnati and wisconsin out in hawaii, dropped the terps out of the top 25 and the hits just keep on coming tonight with a road game against the indiana hoosiers. where have i seen this? yes, the national title game in 2002 and as i recall, that went pretty well for the terps. can we repeat? >> it's hooshers. it's the whole thing. it's their lifestyle to go to the indiana basketball games. they enjoy it. >> finally tonight, perhaps the most idiotic event in the history of hockey and that is saying something. panthers defenseman upset about allowing a goal. swings his stick at the goal post here. watch this again. that's his goalie on the ground. he swings at the goal post, but he hits his goalie in the head. thomas gushing blood from his head. had to be helped off the ice. fortunately, he went to the hospital and it was a laceration. >> if it's not a fight, it's a gush, it's something. >> that is the dumbest. >> it was. that's it for us. the cbs evenin